2 MARCH, 2022 - SHANK NEWS: BY MATT HOOPER - THE INTERNATIONAL PARALYMPIC COMMITTEE HAS TODAY CONFIRMED THE FOLLOWING IN RELATION TO THE PARALYMPICS, WHICH WILL, REMARKABLY, STILL GO AHEAD IN BEIJING, CHINA, STARTING THIS FRIDAY:
IPC makes decisions regarding RPC and NPC Belarus: The RPC and NPC Belarus will participate as neutrals at the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games, They will compete under the Paralympic flag and not be included in the medal table, IPC to host extraordinary General Assembly in 2022 to vote on whether to make compliance with the Olympic Truce a membership requirement and whether to suspend or terminate the membership of the Russian Paralympic Committee and Belarus Paralympic Committee IPC will not hold any events in Russia or Belarus until further notice
SO THE IPC HAS IGNORED THE REQUEST FROM THE INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE TO SUSPEND ALL ATHLETES FROM RUSSIA AND BELARUS, AND THE ACTIONS OF FIFA, UEFA, WORLD BOXING AND OTHERS. THEY CITED LEGAL REASONS AND THE IPC HANDBOOK, WORRIED OF LEGAL ACTION TO COME.
2,000 CIVILIANS HAVE BEEN MURDERED BY RUSSIA IN UKRAINE, AND THE WAR IS IN PART BEING ENABLED BY BELARUS. THEY SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO COMPETE ON ANY STAGE, LET ALONE THE BIGGEST STAGE FOR DISABLED SPORT ON EARTH. THE REST OF THE WORLD SHOULD IMMEDIATELY BOYCOTT THE 2022 PARALYMPIC WINTER GAMES AND BANKRUPT THE ORGANISATION - WORRIES OVER LEGAL ACTION FROM RUSSIA AND BELARUS, OR THE INDIVIDUAL ATHLETES SHOULD NEVER TRUMP SENDING A SIGNAL TO THE INVADING NATIONS AND PUNISHING THEIR PEOPLE.
THE PARALYMPICS STANDS FOR GIVING THOSE LESS FORTUNATE, THOSE INJURED IN CONFLICT, THOSE STRUCK DOWN BY PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL DISABILITY A CHANCE TO COMPETE IN SPORT AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL, ON THE GLOBAL STAGE. THEY STAND UP FOR INCLUSION AND EQUALITY IN THE FACE OF DISCRIMINATION, AND YET 'HANDBOOK SAYS NO'.
I FOR ONE WILL NOT BE WATCHING THE PARALYMPICS, AND I HAVE TO SAY ITS QUESTIONABLE IF THE EVENT SHOULD EVEN BE GOING AHEAD. RUSSIA AND BELARUS HAVE CLEARLY BROKEN THE OLYMPIC TRUCE, AND SHOULD BE PUNISHED APPROPRIATELY. THE WORLD OF SPORT AT ALL LEVELS SHOULD SHUN RUSSIA FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE, AND YES, THAT MEANS INDIVIDUALS, THE PEOPLE OF RUSSIA NEED TO SUFFER IN ORDER FOR THEM TO WAKE UP AND CHALLENGE THIS INSANE DICTATOR, AND REMOVE HIS REGIME. RUSSIA COULD BE A TRULY WONDERFUL COUNTRY, IT HAS SO MUCH WONDERFUL ARCHITECTURE, CULTURE, NATURE AND HISTORY, BUT THIS REGIME HAS MADE IT A SUPPRESSED POPULATION FOR MANY, MANY YEARS.
THE IPC CAN JOIN THE FIGHT BY WORLD SPORT TO ISOLATE RUSSIA AND EITHER BAN RUSSIA AND BELARUS, OR CANCEL THE GAMES ENTIRELY, AND STAND UP FOR WHAT MATTERS IN LIFE.
IPC makes decisions regarding RPC and NPC Belarus: The RPC and NPC Belarus will participate as neutrals at the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games, They will compete under the Paralympic flag and not be included in the medal table, IPC to host extraordinary General Assembly in 2022 to vote on whether to make compliance with the Olympic Truce a membership requirement and whether to suspend or terminate the membership of the Russian Paralympic Committee and Belarus Paralympic Committee IPC will not hold any events in Russia or Belarus until further notice
SO THE IPC HAS IGNORED THE REQUEST FROM THE INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE TO SUSPEND ALL ATHLETES FROM RUSSIA AND BELARUS, AND THE ACTIONS OF FIFA, UEFA, WORLD BOXING AND OTHERS. THEY CITED LEGAL REASONS AND THE IPC HANDBOOK, WORRIED OF LEGAL ACTION TO COME.
2,000 CIVILIANS HAVE BEEN MURDERED BY RUSSIA IN UKRAINE, AND THE WAR IS IN PART BEING ENABLED BY BELARUS. THEY SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO COMPETE ON ANY STAGE, LET ALONE THE BIGGEST STAGE FOR DISABLED SPORT ON EARTH. THE REST OF THE WORLD SHOULD IMMEDIATELY BOYCOTT THE 2022 PARALYMPIC WINTER GAMES AND BANKRUPT THE ORGANISATION - WORRIES OVER LEGAL ACTION FROM RUSSIA AND BELARUS, OR THE INDIVIDUAL ATHLETES SHOULD NEVER TRUMP SENDING A SIGNAL TO THE INVADING NATIONS AND PUNISHING THEIR PEOPLE.
THE PARALYMPICS STANDS FOR GIVING THOSE LESS FORTUNATE, THOSE INJURED IN CONFLICT, THOSE STRUCK DOWN BY PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL DISABILITY A CHANCE TO COMPETE IN SPORT AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL, ON THE GLOBAL STAGE. THEY STAND UP FOR INCLUSION AND EQUALITY IN THE FACE OF DISCRIMINATION, AND YET 'HANDBOOK SAYS NO'.
I FOR ONE WILL NOT BE WATCHING THE PARALYMPICS, AND I HAVE TO SAY ITS QUESTIONABLE IF THE EVENT SHOULD EVEN BE GOING AHEAD. RUSSIA AND BELARUS HAVE CLEARLY BROKEN THE OLYMPIC TRUCE, AND SHOULD BE PUNISHED APPROPRIATELY. THE WORLD OF SPORT AT ALL LEVELS SHOULD SHUN RUSSIA FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE, AND YES, THAT MEANS INDIVIDUALS, THE PEOPLE OF RUSSIA NEED TO SUFFER IN ORDER FOR THEM TO WAKE UP AND CHALLENGE THIS INSANE DICTATOR, AND REMOVE HIS REGIME. RUSSIA COULD BE A TRULY WONDERFUL COUNTRY, IT HAS SO MUCH WONDERFUL ARCHITECTURE, CULTURE, NATURE AND HISTORY, BUT THIS REGIME HAS MADE IT A SUPPRESSED POPULATION FOR MANY, MANY YEARS.
THE IPC CAN JOIN THE FIGHT BY WORLD SPORT TO ISOLATE RUSSIA AND EITHER BAN RUSSIA AND BELARUS, OR CANCEL THE GAMES ENTIRELY, AND STAND UP FOR WHAT MATTERS IN LIFE.
